Month: January 2018

Megan Miller is an ordinary woman with a young family — until a shocking discovery shatters her perfect world.
When two young boys are brutally murdered in their tight-knit village community, Megan slowly begins to realise the signs all point to the lovable local primary school teacher — her husband.
But when she begins to delve deeper into her husband’s secret life, she makes discoveries that will make her question everything she knows — and make her fear for her young daughter’s life.
Facing an impossible decision, she is desperate to uncover the truth. But once you know something, it can’t be unknown. And the more she learns, the more she wishes she never knew anything at all…

How does Adam do it, I mean here is another five star read, which if I could rate higher I would, I was blown out of the water with his latest publication Tell Me I’m Wrong.

I was jumping for joy when I got that wee email that said I could read Adams new publication. I immediately downloaded that precious little file but, I was so disappointed I couldn’t read it straightaway as I had another book to finish, but the only thing I will say is, damn it was worth the wait.

Adam has a masterful art of producing a psychological thriller which will curl your toes and chill your very soul and Tell Me I’m Wrong is no different.

From the offset its clear that something is seriously wrong with this new family, Megan a new mother is struggling to cope finds herself isolated, her husband seems to be of no help to Megan and has taken to going fishing more often, for peace and quiet.

Life takes an ominous turn for Megan and Chris, a harrowing discovery in the village, a young child is found murdered and there are no suspects. Megan believes her husband is the killer, all signs point to him. Megan fears for herself and her daughter, what is her husband capable of and are they safe, then another child is murdered.

Is Megan right has Chris murdered the children, what’s his secret, can she discover the truth before another child loses their life.

I’m not going to give anything away, as its a book that until you pick it up and begin you simply wouldn’t feel the draw and desire to encapsulate the true essence of this psychological thriller.

Thank you to Adam Croft for another astounding book in which I have had the privilege to receive an advanced readers copy in exchange for an honest and unbiased opinion.

Author Bio

With more than one million books sold to date, Adam Croft is one of the best-selling crime and thriller authors in the world.

His 2015 worldwide bestselling psychological thriller HER LAST TOMORROW became one of the biggest selling books of the year with over 150,000 copies sold in the first five months, and has since been in development for television.

In 2016 he was featured by The Guardian as one of the biggest selling authors of the year, and regularly takes part in discussions and panels on publishing and the future of books.

In February 2017, ONLY THE TRUTH became a worldwide bestseller, reaching storewide number 1 at both Amazon US and Amazon UK, making it the bestselling book in the world at that moment in time. The same day, Amazon’s overall Author Rankings placed Adam as the mostly widely read author in the world, with J.K. Rowling in second place.

Adam has been featured on BBC television, BBC Radio 4, BBC Radio 5 Live, the BBC World Service, The Guardian, The Huffington Post, The Bookseller and a number of other news and media outlets.

Its a huge honour to be part of the BlogBlitz for the late Lesley Welsh, In The Blood has been published by Bloodhound Books, who also published The Serial Killer’s Daughter. #BlogBlitz #InTheBlood by #LesleyWelsh

Book Description

Grace Dobbs, a champion at her local gun club, lives a quiet life in Western Australia with her mother.

But when a violent spree killing in the neighbourhood sees Grace come to the rescue, she is catapulted into the limelight as a local heroine.

However, her fame spreads much further than the local town, bringing her to the attention of someone in Britain who is very keen to meet her.

But what does this person want? And can they be trusted?

As Grace travels to England to discover her true heritage, she is about to learn the real meaning of danger.

In The Blood by Lesley Welsh opens with a scene which leaves the reader daggling on the edge, a tantalising taste of what may be round the next page or over in the next chapter. I couldn’t hold back, turning the pages and devouring the scenes, I lost a day but gained another insight from Lesley which I shall savour for months to come.

In The Blood is a compelling, strong and vividly written book, the dialogue and narrative is simply astounding. I’m in awe of how Lesley managed to fulfil such distinctive characters and still engage several different backgrounds. Each character eventually converges from the past, intersecting with the present bringing to light ‘In The Blood’.

Lesley wrote about Grace Dobbs a young woman who lives an almost sedate life in the Australian countryside, when her life is propelled into the limelight due to a lone gunman. Hailed as a heroine her fame travels across continents attracting the attention of an unknown individual. What’s the reason, what do they want and is there something in Graces past she is unaware of, will travelling to Britain give her the answers or pull her into danger. I actually liked Grace she is quite a strong willed and determined character but with a streak of gullibility in a childish kind of way. There were many other personas that stood out each one unique, but not all appealing.

In the Blood is full of darkness and has an impressionable plot which will tempt and tease every part of your criminal mind, leaving you begging for more.

Thank you to Bloodhound Books, Sarah Hardy and to Lesley Welsh’s family for the opportunity and genuine honour to read an advanced readers copy of In the Blood by the late Lesley Welsh.

May Lesley Welsh carry on writing on every angel wing xx

Author Bio

Lesley Welsh was a freelance writer whose work appeared in numerous UK magazines over several years, including Cosmopolitan and Marie Claire. She later teamed up with her editor partner to run their own London-based magazine publishing company Moondance Media until 2008.
She moved to Spain, where she began writing novels, and working as a publicist for a charitable organisation which helps fund shelters for victims of domestic violence.
Her first novel, (published under her own name, Lesley Ann Sharrock) The Seventh Magpie, was published in the USA in 2012.
She then changed genre and, as Lesley Welsh, her debut crime novel, Truth Lies Buried, was published to great acclaim by Thomas & Mercer in June 2016.
Lesley went on to write The Serial Killer’s Daughter, which was published by Bookouture in June 2017. At her untimely death, Lesley had just completed a further novel, In The Blood, which is now available with Bloodhound Books.

Liars delves into the art of manipulation, lies and secrets, the threads of psychology wrap around the two main characters Jenny and David, the shades of lies ever changing distorting the reality of each character. Or is it the whole truth of Jenny and David’s lives clouded by the different paths each has taken until they both collide.

Fliting between Jenny and David I was agog at how much I hated each character, but in the next instant I started to feel sorry for them. How could Frances torment my mind, churning my emotions before slamming back to the what the hell feeling, absorbed by the intense, unbelievable actions a character unfurls in front of me, sending me straight back to the edge.

Frances has certainly encapsulated the feeling of a multitude of layers which needed peeled back to determine which character is responsible for which lie. All the while bringing the conclusion one step closer, will all you questions be answered, the tension and knowledge gained is it enough, well we will just have to see…..

Liars, a book of masterful deception written with the intension of each reader absorbing the lies and determining the truth.

Thank you to Frances Vick, Bookouture and Noelle for the opportunity to read and review an advanced readers copy of Liars in exchange for an honest and unbiased opinion.

Author Bio

The only child of parents who worked at a top security psychiatric hospital, Frances Vick grew up receiving disquieting notes and presents from the patients. Expelled from school, she spent the next few years on the dole, augmenting her income by providing security and crewing for gigs, and being a medical experiment guinea pig. Later jobs included working in a theatre in Manhattan, teaching English in Japanese Junior High Schools, and being a life model in Italy, before coming back to London and working with young offenders and refugees. Her first novel ‘Chinaski’ was published in 2014, her second, bestselling novel ‘Bad Little Girl’ came out in February 2017. Liars is out now.

Well when Kim said who’s up for a cover reveal of Robert Bryndza new book, how could I refuse, I jumped on that bandwagon. Now its time to race all over Twitter and Facebook and let all you fans of Bryndza see the amazing new cover for Deadly Secrets (Book 6 of the Detective Erika Foster series).

Before I raise the curtain how about a wee sneaky taster of what to expect from Deadly Secrets, have a look at the book synopsis, then maybe a pre-order will be in order.

On a cold icy morning, a mother wakes to find her daughter’s blood-soaked body frozen to the road. Who would carry out such a horrific killing on the victim’s doorstep?

Straight off her last harrowing case, Detective Erika Foster is feeling fragile but determined to lead the investigation. As she sets to work, she finds reports of assaults in the same quiet South London suburb where the woman was killed. One chilling detail links them to the murder victim – they were all attacked by a figure in black wearing a gas mask.

Erika is on the hunt for a killer with a terrifying calling card. The case gets more complicated when she uncovers a tangled web of secrets surrounding the death of the beautiful young woman.

Yet just as Erika begins to piece the clues together, she is forced to confront painful memories of her past. Erika must dig deep, stay focused and find the killer. Only this time, one of her own is in terrible danger…

From the global million-copy bestselling author comes a totally heart-racing, hold-your-breath read that will keep you hooked until the very last page.

Wow what do you think, intrigued, want to see more, come a little closer, the curtains about to rise…..

Ta-dah, look at that cover! The imagery always takes my breath away with Roberts books, a sense of foreboding, now Deadly Secrets is coming your way..

Available to pre-order now, due for release on the 13th of April: Amazon UK

Lets get to know Robert Bryndza a little shall we, here’s a piece of Author Bio to whet your appetite.

Robert Bryndza is the author of the international #1 bestseller The Girl in the Ice, which is the first in his Detective Erika Foster series.

The Night Stalker, Dark Water and Last Breath are the second, third, and fourth books in the series, and the fifth book, Cold Blood has just been published.

Robert’s books have sold over 2 million copies and have been translated into 27 languages.

In addition to writing crime fiction, Robert has published a bestselling series of romantic comedy novels. He is British and lives in Slovakia.

Well its with the utmost pleasure to be part of the Blog tour for Cargo by J.C. Macek III, Sarah Hardy always manages to lull me in with that false sense of security, you know when you get that email, I try very hard not too look but I fail miserably every time. So thanks to Sarah I now have another author I have to keep an eye on ha ha ha. Thanks to J.C. Macek III, Bloodhound and our lovely Sarah for another Blog Tour… its epic!

Book Synopsis

Over the years Anthony Peterson has amassed a fortune, numerous properties, a trophy wife and a reputation for ruthless business dealings. He is a man who is used to getting his own way.

But when Peterson wakes to find himself locked in a metal shipping container, with only a cell phone and twenty-four hours of air left, he begins to unravel.

Desperate to escape Peterson soon learns that there is more to the container than he first realised. And when the kidnappers call and demand ten million dollars, while threatening to murder and rape his beautiful wife if he doesn’t comply, Peterson must fight to meet their impossible terms or face being left to die alone in the darkness.

Why has Peterson been targeted?
Who are those responsible for his kidnap?
And will Peterson make out of the container alive?

Cargo is the first book by author J.C. Macek III I’ve had the opportunity to read and it certainly won’t be the last.

Cargo took me on an exhilarating journey over a period of 24 hrs, following the plight of Anthony Peterson, who finds himself trapped in a cargo container with demands from his kidnappers for a ransom sum of 10 million dollars, with the stipulation no police involvement or his wife will be murdered. A mobile phone, 24hrs of oxygen, can Peterson raise the money before the time runs out.

Cargo is very much an underestimated book in my opinion, the slight inclination of the what the plot is about was enough for me to falter, draw breath and plow through the book. I felt the power of the kidnappers, the helplessness of Peterson and the very air sucking out of my own body as I turned the pages. I love a book synopsis that hints but doesn’t fill my boots as such before I open the book, J.C Macek III nailed it for me.

There are loads of questions to be answered, Who is involved? Why have they chosen Peterson? Will Peterson make it out alive? Has the past a bearing on the present? Only you can discover the answers.

As you can see I didn’t really go into any detail of the book only because I want you to read it for yourself, find out what I loved about it, if you’ve not read any from Macek III what you waiting for I can’t see you being disappointed.

Are you ready for a book that I found hard to lay down, well get a wriggle on and grab your copy today.

Thank you to Bloodhound Books, Sarah Hardy and J.C. Macek III for the advanced readers copy of Cargo to read in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.

Author Bio

He began writing at a very young age and launched his professional writing career after graduating from Louisiana State University with a BA in English Literature.
His first noteworthy professional writing was in the world of entertainment journalism. He became a movie, TV, book and music reviewer which soon expanded to film history columns and celebrity interviews. Over the years, J.C. has become known in his professional life for interviewing bands such as The Cult, Judas Priest, Faith No More, The Zombies, Bad Religion’s Greg Graffin, Aerosmith’s Joe Perry, Queens of the Stone Age’s Nick Oliveri and KMFDM.

After writing literally thousands of articles, columns, reviews and interviews for multiple print and online magazines, J.C. published his first novel Seven Days to Die: A Jake Slater Mystery in 2016. He followed this success in 2017 with a collection of short stories and novellas entitled The Pretty Good and Pretty Representative Stories of J.C. Maçek III. This collection continues the hardboiled detective saga of Jake Slater with the new novella The Pestilence of Spring: A Jake Slater Mystery.

J.C. is also an actor, musician, director and film producer. His most recent film is [Cargo], produced by J.C. and written and directed by James Dylan. As producer, J.C. also took the commission to write the novelization to [Cargo] which will be published by Bloodhound Books in early 2018.

J.C. lives in Southern California with his wife, daughters and a veritable zoo full of pets. He is currently working on more Jake Slater crime novels starting with the thriller Hard Core and is looking to expand the mythos of [Cargo].

Its an honour and a delight to be part of the cover reveal for the new release from author Shalini Boland – The Child Next Door, publication date 29th March, before we take a look at the cover lets take a peek at what we can expect from Shalini’s newest book.

Official Synopsis

THE CHILD NEXT DOOR: AN UNPUTDOWNABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER WITH A BRILLIANT TWIST‘Thrilling, intense. Readers of The Girl on the Train and Gone Girl will love Shalini Boland.’ Red Adept

‘Don’t take my baby.’

Kirstie Rawlings is jolted awake by a child crying. Racing up the stairs to check on her new-born, she is plunged into every parents’ worst nightmare.

She hears an unknown male voice in the baby monitor. Is someone trying to steal her little girl?

In the bedroom, her daughter is safe asleep in her cot. But the voice must be coming from a nearby house. And there aren’t any other children living on her quiet country road…

The police don’t believe her. And neither does her husband.

Kirstie knows something isn’t right. She thought she could trust her neighbours, now she isn’t sure. As she unravels the secrets of the people living on her street, Kirstie’s perfect life begins to fall apart.

Because someone is hiding a terrible lie. And they will do anything to stop Kirstie uncovering the truth. But is the danger closer to home than she thinks?

From the top ten bestselling author of The Secret Mother, this completely gripping psychological thriller will make you wonder what really goes on behind closed doors. And will keep you guessing from the first page until the final shocking twist.

Well what do you think?

By god am I going to be first in line to grab myself a copy Of The Child Next Door, Shalini Boland has captivated my imagination and I want to read more about this psychological thriller.

Okay the moment you’ve been waiting for its time to reveal the cover, drum roll please….

What an intriguing image, what’s on the opposite side of that door, is it safe, only one way to find, who wants to join me in getting a copy, well here’s the pre-order link: Amazon UK

Author Bio

Shalini Boland lives in Dorset, England with her husband, two children and their cheeky terrier cross. Before kids, she was signed to Universal Music Publishing as a singer/songwriter, but now she spends her days writing psychological thrillers (in between school runs and hanging out endless baskets of laundry).

Want to know more about Shalini Boland, well here’s where you’ll find out:

When a young girl disappears from the edge of the local forest, the Gloucestershire police are convinced she’s been taken by the same killer who stabbed to death beautiful, young Emily Risman eighteen years ago. They’re desperate to finally have the evidence to put him away. To save another girl before it’s too late.

Only Detective Anna Gwynne thinks he isn’t the real killer.

Anna can’t find proof and as time is running out, she realises she needs to get inside the killer’s twisted mind. And she knows just who to ask. Hector Shaw, in prison for killing the six men who caused his own daughter’s death.

Can Anna get what she needs from Hector before another life is lost, or could he lead her down a path that puts her own life in grave danger?

An absolutely page-turning thriller that will have you hooked. If you love Val McDermid, Angela Marsons and M.J. Arlidge, you won’t be able to put down The Silent Girls.

My Review

The Silent Girls is the first in the series surrounding Detective Anna Gwynne by the fantastic author Dylan Young. Dylan opens with a crime which will have you gasping at the reality of how probable this violation of another human being could occur. The intense darkness drags you deeper into the depths of perpetual hell giving you a sense of bewilderment and a tangible feeling of suspense.

Two crimes, is there a historical connection, Detective Anna Gwynne is investigating both with the aid of an unlikely source, a serial killer Hector Shaw, who has a predilection for Gwynne. Can Gwynne save another girl before its too late, fingers point to the convicted killer of Emily Risman, but Anna believes there is more to the investigation and that the serial killer is still at large.

Hector Shaw a convicted serial killer draws Anna in but what are his intensions, does he really know who is responsible, Anna has to traverse the mind of a serial killer and hope that she is not leading herself into danger. There are so many suspects, I couldn’t believe how Dylan managed to lead me a merry dance. I mentally pointed my finger, eradiating suspects but with twists I didn’t see coming I always seemed to come full circle, doubting my powers of deduction. For all my speculations Dylan bamboozled me and he won out, bravo, a definite sign of spanking good thriller.

A fantastic 5*police thriller in which I thoroughly loved, delving deep into the dark mind of a serial killer, chilling my very soul. The Silent Girls drips with intense and insatiable criminal desire, pulling you deeper into the darkest of minds.

Thank you to Dylan Young, Bookouture and Noelle for allowing me to read and review an advanced readers copy of The Silent Girls and to be part of the #BlogBlast on publication day.

Author Bio

Dylan Young grew up in a mining village in South Wales before boarding a train for university in London. A career in the NHS followed, but the urge to write never went away. Three dark psychological thrillers for Random House emerged in the late nineties, two of which were made into BBC films. Over the last decade, under different pseudonyms, he’s written children’s books and an adult contemporary fantasy series. But his liking for crime (writing) never died. The Silent Girls releases 19th January with the second book to follow soon after.

Well its the start of a new Blog Tour year, 2017 has come an gone, 2018 has certainly started with a bang, Keep Her Safe by Richard Parker without a doubt started the party…… so lets raise a glass, turn on the kindle and get this shindig under way.

With thanks to @Bookwalter @bookouture and @nholten40 for a fantastic start to 2018 with #BlogBlitz #KeepHerSafe #Buttclencher

Maggie’s daughter Penny is her whole world… and she’d do anything to protect her. So when Maggie wakes one night to find a strange woman in her home, she runs to lock herself in her bedroom with her child. But Maggie knows why she’s come…

Someone has been targeting mothers and offering them a choice: do as he says or their child disappears. This stranger in her home has until dawn to follow his orders… but Maggie too has the ‘choice’ to make. Can she put the pieces together to stop the cycle before her time is up?

An edge-of-your-seat thriller that will keep you guessing until the last page. Perfect for fans of Adam Croft and Tess Gerritsen.

Wave your kindle in the air, Like you just don’t care.

Richard Parker has took me way down there, Showing me the darkside, with his writing flair.

Wave your kindle in the air, Like you just don’t care.

Come on everybody…..SHARE, SHARE, SHARE!!

Okay, okayI’ll behave… hahaha not!

My Review

Richard has written a masterpiece of deliciously, devious darkness in his newest book, Keep Her Safe. Lock your door and turn on the lights, the opening chapter delivers an irrefutable sucker punch which will open all the flood gates of your worst fears, dare you read alone.

Maggie a single mother is awoken in the middle of the night by an intruder, a woman, Maggie knows the reason, a game of cat and mouse, follow the directions and your child will stay safe.

How far would you go to protect your child.

The pages flew as I delved deeper and deeper into the plot, but don’t think for one minute I’m going to give anything away. The synopsis is the ember which will ignite the fires within your imagination, filling your very mind with fear, intense anticipation, compelling you to ride the rollercoaster and hold on tight.

Richard has written Keep Her Safe with few characters, the use of two main characters, strengthens the plot, making it easier to connect with them, preventing the spaghetti junction which can occur in books with too many personas. I found that I sidled back and forth between the women feeling each and every emotion as there dilemma unfolded. The dark, ruthless and conniving personality of the psychopath pulling the strings filled my very soul with dread, an outpouring of ice water running through my veins but it didn’t stop me from wanting to know who and why they were trying to control these two women, to what end.

The short, sharp chapters satisfied my need and desire todevour every word written without losing momentum, pushing further and further into the book, looking behind me, checking every dark corner and holding my breath waiting for the next surge of twists.

Richard put the skids on me with the conclusion, after all the racing, turning and twisting, OMG that end smacked me in the face, wowzers I couldn’t predict the outcome, I’m still trying to scoop my jaw up from the floor.

Grasp your kindle with both hands you’ll be in for the ride of your life, go on lets get the party started, download today…………remember my advice #Dontreadalone

Thanks to Richard Parker, Bookouture, and Noelle Holten for a stonking great read which executed perfectly my every dream of a rip roaring, butt clenching, OMG psychological thriller.

SCARE ME was his second. Hollywood movie rights have been acquired by major US studio, Relativity Media. Star of PRISON BREAK and screenwriter of dark horror thriller STOKER, Wentworth Miller, has written the big screen adaptation.

In bestselling crime author Kerry Wilkinson’s Eye for an Eye, DI Jessica Daniel is tasked with multiple investigations while facing demons from her past.

Seventeen years ago, Damian Walker abducted five women because the voices in his head told him to. Now he has been declared sane and is about to be released back onto Manchester’s streets with a new identity.

But within hours, there is another attack similar to his previous ones. Walker has proof it’s not him – but is he reliable, and, if so, who is trying to frame him?

DI Jessica Daniel and her chief are given a parallel task to the main investigation: Keep an eye on Walker – but that’s not all Jessica has to do.

Rock star Blaine Banner is playing a series of homecoming gigs but is convinced someone’s trying to kill him, while a bride-to-be is picketing the police station, demanding someone finds her missing fiancé.

All the while, faces from Jessica’s past are watching and waiting. Someone wants a word…

Kerry Wilkinson has gone and done it again, releasing the 12th book in the Jessica Daniels series, An Eye For An Eye, is there any more that Kerry can publish, a relentless series which just gets better and better the more Kerry writes. If you haven’t read any of the books regarding Jessica Daniels, I would regard it as a must to obtain the full effect of the continuation of the series.

An Eye For An Eye opens with the release of a known serial murderer who killed women seventeen years previously, Walker spent his years incarcerated in a hospital where medication controlled his psychosis. Within a short after his release a murder is committed bearing all the hallmarks of his past crimes, is he stable and no longer a threat or has he committed another heinous crime. Jessica becomes embroiled in the case surrounding Walker supporting witness protection, but also investigating the possibilities that Walker may have pulled the wool over the experts eyes and is not reformed.

While Jessica tackles one investigation, she is compelled to examine another, a rocker Blaine Banner believes he is being targeted and someone is trying to kill him, if this wasn’t enough Jessica’s case load just intensifies, cumulating in three investigations including a missing fiancé.

Jessica’s personal life is still in a perpetual state of turmoil, but her gutsy and strength of character, is what pertains to get her through a day. Jessica in this series has decisions to make which will affect everyone surrounding her. Kerry has built strong characters into the plotline some I didn’t care for but hey ho we can’t all be perfect. If I’m truthful Blaine Banner was a character that don’t sit well with me, maybe because of his childish antics in procuring the services of the police to pander to his insane revelations pertaining to the attempt on his life.

Kerry managed to build a plot which held my attention and had me gravitating to the main investigation but also as light relief the side plots facilitated a smooth transition of different investigative styles that Jessica portrayed according to the scenario.

An Eye For An Eye is a thoroughly captivating book which I couldn’t leave alone, the intense and suspenseful narration had me literally begging for more, roll on the next in the series,

Thank you to Kerry Wilkinson for the advanced readers copy of An Eye For An Eye to read and review in exchange for my honest opinion.

Author Bio

Kerry Wilkinson has had No.1 bestsellers in the UK, Canada, South Africa and Singapore, as well as top-five books in Australia. He has also written two top-20 thrillers in the United States.

As well as his million-selling Jessica Daniel series, Kerry has written the Silver Blackthorn trilogy – a fantasy-adventure serial for young adults – a second crime series featuring private investigator Andrew Hunter, plus numerous standalone novels. He has been published around the world in more than a dozen languages.

Originally from the county of Somerset, Kerry has spent far too long living in the north of England, picking up words like ‘barm’ and ‘ginnel’.

When he’s short of ideas, he rides his bike or bakes cakes. When he’s not, he writes it all down.

Upcoming and recent UK releases:

Two Sisters (standalone): Out nowThe Girl Who Came Back (standalone): Out nowEye For An Eye (Jessica Daniel): January 2018One Cloudy Night (standalone): Spring 2018The Death And Life Of Eleanor Parker (standalone): June 2018